Clinical characteristics of elderly patients with ulcerative colitis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2014.04.016
- VernacularTitle:老年人溃疡性结肠炎患者临床分析
- Author:
Guodong CHEN
;
Yulan LIU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Colitis;
ulcerative
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2014;33(4):397-399
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of ulcerative colitis (UC) in elderly patients.Methods A total of 166 cases with diagnosed UC were recruited.The clinical characteristics were compared between the elderly group (n=35,≥60 years) and the young group (n =131,20 59 years).Results The number of male patients were more than female patients in both groups.The incidence of abdominal pain was significantly lower in the elderly group than in young group (P＜0.05).The number of severe patients were significantly lower in the older group than in young group.Severe UC prevalence was 27.5％ (36 cases) in the young versus 11.4％ (4 cases) in the elderly (x2 =3.89,P＜0.05).The prevalence of total colitis was lower in elderly group than in younggroup [31.4％ (11 cases) v,.51.1％ (61 cases),~ =4.31,P＜0.05],however,the prevalence of proctitis is more common in the elderly than in young group.The extra-intestinal manifestations and the ratio of receiving immune inhibitor and operation showed no significant differences between the two groups.Conclusions Compared with young group,there are a lower incidence of abdominal pain,a higher number of severe patients,a lower incidence of total colitis,and a higher incidence of proctiits in elderly group.
